"rw" wrote

Arlo, who normally hates to be left alone, watches us
leave the cabin with clear gratitude.


I had a friend that lived in Colorado Springs and on a visit with him we
decided to walk up Pikes Peak

Got a topo, found a "route," and took my Golden

Long story short ... we eventually ran into a high chain link fence and some
Army " keep out we kill people like you" signs and never made the top. It
was a long tiring hike to nowhere.

But, of course the Golden ( Jenny) covered several times the distance we
did, hunting the entire way for whatever Goldens think live on Pike's Peak.
For the next several days she was so sore that she never moved, not a foot,
ever. I'd pick her up a few times a day and carry her down the street to
the vacant lot. She'd "do her business" exactly where I put her down, not a
preliminary sniff anywhere else, and I'd pick her up and carry her home and
she'd stay exactly where I put her down till the next time. G

I dearly loved that dog ... probably the last of the many dozens I've owned
that I can say that about ... the pro thing changes your perspective.

I had this story on a now defunct retriever specialty web site I mantained
for a few years .... I just uploaded it to my current personal site ...
maybe you will understand it

http://www.kimshew.com/kennels/jenny.htm